Johnny Ramirez, EdD Professor, Religion - Relational Studies School of Religion Member, Religion, SR, Faculty of Graduate Studies

Honors and Awards 

  University Awards and Honors

• Fifteen Years (15) of Service at Loma Linda University Recognition 1994-2009 ( 7/1994 - 6/2009 )

  Professional Awards and Honors

• Minority Prize Fellowship Year at the Semitic Museum - Semitic Museum and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA), selection criteria based on application merits. ( 9/1986 - 6/1987 )

• Alumni of the Year - Universidad Adventista de las Antillas (formerly Antillian College). Recognition for professional contributions to the field of higher education and research. ( 9/1998 - Present )

• Honorable Mention - The National Institute for HeaIthcare Research, 1995 John Templeton Faith & Medicine Competitive Grant Program. Given in recognition of research grant submission not-awarded. ( 6/1995 - Present )

• 500 Discovery Anniversary Award - Award given by the North American Division of SDA for outstanding work in education for Hispanics in the North American Division of SDA. ( 10/1992 - Present )

• Partial tuition award - Harvard Graduate School of Education (competitive, merit based departmental tuition waiver award). ( 9/1990 - Present )

• Outstanding Young Men of America - Award based on services to American society, submission and selection by doctoral classmates at Harvard University. ( 1/1990 - Present )

• Ministerial Credentials - Ordained as a Minister of the Seventh-day Adventist church at Tegucigalpa, Honduras by the Mission Conference of SDA in Honduras. ( 6/1985 - Present )

• Recognition for Outstanding Service in Higher Education - For teaching, pastoring college church and service at Centro Adventista de Estudios Superiores, Central American Union of Seventh-day Adventist, Alajuela, Costa Rica. ( 12/1983 - Present )

• Certificate of Recognition - Antillian College Alumni Association recognition award given for participating on first Middle State Association of School, Colleges, and Universities successful application of Antillean College (now Universidad Adventista de las Antillas). ( 7/1979 - Present )

  Community Awards and Honors

• Visiting Professor of Social Work at Social Work Department, College of Health Sciences and Human Services, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas 2008-2009 Academic Year (Sabbatical at LLU).  I taught Human Development, DSMIV T-R Administration, Ethics in Behavioral Sciences and Religion and Social Work.  I initiated, directed and conducted research for Border Issues Research Initiative ($12,000.00 intramural funding).  Principal Investigator in two UTPA IRB approved research projects ($8,000 Intramural funding). ( 7/2008 - 6/2009 )